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ESPN College GameDay and early games open thread

With yet another night game for the Vols, there's a full day of football before things get serious against Memphis. Here's one recommended viewing schedule for Vol fans again:

Watch these live

South Carolina
@
Arkansas 12:21 p.m. SECN
LSU
@
Alabama 3:30 p.m. CBS
Memphis
@
Tennessee 7:00 p.m. ESPNU


Flip between/DVR these

Ohio State
@
Penn State 3:30 p.m. ABC
Vanderbilt
@
Florida 7:15 p.m. ESPN2

 

All times EST

Of course, the day kicks off again with ESPN College GameDay, which starts at 10:00 and shoots live from. . . wha? . . . Colorado Springs for the Army-Air Force game. Huh. Comments on that?

Quick question, as a Vol fan, who are you rooting for in the LSU-Alabama game? LSU, because you hate Alabama, or Alabama, because that would be the first domino to fall in the unlikely scenario Tennessee finishes the season the third best team in the SEC?

Leave your comments on GameDay and/or the early games below.

 

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Tennessee-Memphis Guessing Game

Here are the questions for the Memphis edition of the RTT Guessing Game:

  1. How many touchdowns does Memphis get against Monte Kiffin's defense today?
  2. How many points does Tennessee get, within three?
  3. Is this the game that Eric Berry gets the record?

As always, put your answers in THE SUBJECT LINE of your response to this thread. For example, my guesses:

0, 42, yes (please!)

Correct answers get you points in the Guessing Game season standings. Have fun, and Go Vols!



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Will's weekly radio appearance on Knoxville's SportsAnimal

Click below to listen to Will's weekly appearance on Sports 180 with Josh Ward and Will West yesterday.

 

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Tennessee Basketball Season Preview: Five Questions

In Year Five of BruceBall, can the Vols beat Kentucky, bring home another championship and finally make it past the Sweet 16?

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In Year Five of BruceBall, can the Vols beat Kentucky, bring home another championship and finally make it past the Sweet 16?


Seven days away from tipoff, the 09-10 Vols prepare to embark on a 30 game schedule as defending SEC East Champions and with every major contributor back.  Bruce Pearl has changed everything about Tennessee Basketball in his first four seasons, to the point that we enter this year with a top ten ranking and championship expectations.  The overall goals continue to be the same as they have been since Pearl established himself:  success is defined now by more than just making the tournament, but by higher seeds and deeper progress, and by winning the division and winning the conference, two things that will require going through our biggest rival from the Bluegrass.  The rivalry between Tennessee and Kentucky has a chance to reach unprecedented heights this season, and both have a chance to do something special.

As always, the biggest goal for Tennessee Basketball continues to be the Elite Eight, the promised land that the Vols have never reached, falling thrice in the Sweet Sixteen in this decade.  Get there, and hey...we might as well make the Final Four.

This team has the talent, experience and coaching to go far.  Exactly how far will be determined by the answers to these questions:

5. How much productivity will the Vols get at point guard?

The Vols have plenty of guys who can score, but need someone who can distribute.  Last year Bobby Maze put up numbers that were very similar to what we saw from Ramar Smith:  8.2 points, 3.2 assists, a low shooting percentage from behind the arc...and while Maze was +2 in assist/turnover ratio and did a serviceable job at the position, the Vols need the combination of Maze and Melvin Goins to run the offense with greater efficiency.  And on the defensive side of the ball, the point guard will play a key role in answering our second question...   

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